After climbing within a game of .500 in the standings, the New Orleans Pelicans stumbled against the Bulls in Chicago, but three winnable games remain on their current road trip and beating the Dallas Mavericks Friday evening would cure some ills.
The Pelicans faced the Mavericks four times last season. They didn’t walk away from any of those matchups with a victory. Clearly, New Orleans is overdue in handing Dallas a loss, and working in their favor, these Mavericks appear vulnerable.
The Mavericks are on a three-game winning streak and have won four of five, but looking deeper, none of those victories came against the top third of the league.